We used the "cows come home" to describe something whimsical, but have you thought about God knows how long they really want to do? 2016 from June 5 to July 3 is "monkey", which means that, starting tomorrow, we will really usher in God knows how long.

According to the main calendar, the monkey 12 cycle, Ma Yue was also 12-month cycle, "God knows how long" period of 12 years. For example, 2004 (Chinese Shen Nian) is the monkey, from June 18 until July 16 g months this afternoon, is "monkey" in the "month", similarly calculated, 2016, from June 5 to July 3 is also a monkey, and the next "God knows how long" will be May 24, 2028 until July 21, 59 days in length, this can really have to wait until the cows come home.

But astronomy and ancient Chinese experts believe that "God knows how long" the origin of the Word no textual criticism, Luo Yuming, a famous ancient Chinese Professor of Chinese Department of Fudan University said after the related books, the word is mostly from the folk proverbs. A popular saying that "God knows how long" is "year month" homophonic variants, in English, "God knows how long" was considered "One of these years."

我们常用“猴年马月”来形容异想天开之事，可是大家有没有想过猴年马月真的要来呢？2016年的6月5日到7月3日就是“猴年马月”，也就是说，明天开始，我们就真的迎来猴年马月了。

根据干支历法，猴年12年一个轮回，马月也是12个月一个轮回，“猴年马月”的周期是12年。例如2004（农历为甲申年）正好是猴年，从6月18日开始直至7月16日是庚午月，正好是“猴年”里的“马月”，同理推算，2016年的6月5日到7月3日也是猴年马月，而下一个“猴年马月”将是2028年5月24日至7月21日，全长59天，这可真的要等到猴年马月了。

不过天文和古汉语专家认为，“猴年马月”这个词的来历无从考据，复旦大学中文系著名古汉语专家骆玉明教授在查阅相关典籍后表示，这个词多半是来自民间的谚语。一种流行的说法认为，“猴年马月”是“何年嘛月”谐音的变体，而在英语中，“猴年马月”被认为是“One of these years”。